Debating Daschle. (Letters).Thanks from a South Dakota South Dakota (dəkō`tə), state in the N central United States. It is bordered by North Dakota (N), Minnesota and Iowa (E), Nebraska (S), and Wyoming and Montana (W). resident and taxpayer for "Daschle's Hillary Problem" (January/February 2002). This is an issue that should be talked about more than it has been, and the facts needed to be addressed. As for Tom Daschle, in spite of in opposition to all efforts of; in defiance or contempt of; notwithstanding. See also: Spite his high-ranking Senate position, I am one taxpayer who could NOT be convinced to support this man under any circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or . PATTY JOHNSON via email I sure wish The Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. Monthly had called me to discuss Linda A set of parallel processing functions added to languages, such as C and C++, that allows data to be created and transferred between processes. It was developed by Yale professor David Gelernter, when he was a 23-year old graduate student. Daschle for its recent article. While in my professional life I have actively pursued issues of interest to the airline industry and the flying public, in my personal life I have been a friend of Linda's for over 20 years. Over the years, I have repeatedly challenged the airline industry to improve its consumer and safety practices. The record shows that industry has aggressively opposed op·pose v. op·posed, op·pos·ing, op·pos·es v.tr. 1. To be in contention or conflict with: oppose the enemy force. 2. a variety of my positions. Yet in the score of social settings I have shared with Linda over these years, despite having ample opportunity to do so, Linda never once raised an airline issue with me. My experience with Linda during her tenure at the FAA was a somewhat different matter, however. There I called upon her and the FAA to place online critical information about significant safety violations by the airlines so consumers could factor this information into their decisions. Previously, only portions of this information could be obtained, and only then by filing a Freedom of Information Act request. While the industry did not favor my proposal, Linda sided with consumers and made airline safety violations publicly available online. To this day, people stop me to tell me how useful they find her significant consumer reform. RON WYDEN U.S. Senator |
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